linux.git/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c, branch v4.19

x86/virt: Add enum for hypervisors to replace x86_hyper

2017-11-10T09:03:12+00:00

The x86_hyper pointer is only used for checking whether a virtual
device is supporting the hypervisor the system is running on.

Use an enum for that purpose instead and drop the x86_hyper pointer.

Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross 
Acked-by: Thomas Gleixner 
Acked-by: Xavier Deguillard 
Cc: Linus Torvalds 
Cc: Peter Zijlstra 
Cc: akataria@vmware.com
Cc: arnd@arndb.de
Cc: boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com
Cc: devel@linuxdriverproject.org
Cc: dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com
Cc: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org
Cc: haiyangz@microsoft.com
Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org
Cc: kys@microsoft.com
Cc: linux-graphics-maintainer@vmware.com
Cc: linux-input@vger.kernel.org
Cc: moltmann@vmware.com
Cc: pbonzini@redhat.com
Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com
Cc: rkrcmar@redhat.com
Cc: sthemmin@microsoft.com
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Cc: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20171109132739.23465-3-jgross@suse.com
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar

x86/virt, x86/platform: Merge 'struct x86_hyper' into 'struct x86_platform' and 'struct x86_init'

2017-11-10T09:03:12+00:00

Instead of x86_hyper being either NULL on bare metal or a pointer to a
struct hypervisor_x86 in case of the kernel running as a guest merge
the struct into x86_platform and x86_init.

This will remove the need for wrappers making it hard to find out what
is being called. With dummy functions added for all callbacks testing
for a NULL function pointer can be removed, too.

Suggested-by: Ingo Molnar 
Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross 
Acked-by: Thomas Gleixner 
Cc: Linus Torvalds 
Cc: Peter Zijlstra 
Cc: akataria@vmware.com
Cc: boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com
Cc: devel@linuxdriverproject.org
Cc: haiyangz@microsoft.com
Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org
Cc: kys@microsoft.com
Cc: pbonzini@redhat.com
Cc: rkrcmar@redhat.com
Cc: rusty@rustcorp.com.au
Cc: sthemmin@microsoft.com
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Cc: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20171109132739.23465-2-jgross@suse.com
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar

vmware: set cpu capabilities during platform initialization

2017-05-02T09:14:24+00:00

There is no need to set the same capabilities for each cpu
individually. This can be done for all cpus in platform initialization.

Cc: Alok Kataria 
Cc: Thomas Gleixner 
Cc: Ingo Molnar 
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" 
Cc: x86@kernel.org
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross 
Reviewed-by: Boris Ostrovsky 
Acked-by: Alok Kataria 
Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross

x86/vmware: Remove duplicate inclusion of asm/timer.h

2017-03-01T09:51:40+00:00

Signed-off-by: Masanari Iida 
Cc: akataria@vmware.com
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20170227122922.26230-1-standby24x7@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner

Merge branch 'x86-platform-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

2016-12-12T23:29:06+00:00

Pull x86 platform updates from Ingo Molnar:
 "Two changes:

   - implement various VMWare guest OS improvements/fixes (Alexey
     Makhalov)

   - unexport a spurious export from the intel-mid platform driver
     (Lukas Wunner)"

* 'x86-platform-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  x86/vmware: Add paravirt sched clock
  x86/vmware: Add basic paravirt ops support
  x86/vmware: Use tsc_khz value for calibrate_cpu()
  x86/platform/intel-mid: Unexport intel_mid_pci_set_power_state()
  x86/vmware: Read tsc_khz only once at boot time

x86/vmware: Add paravirt sched clock

2016-10-30T07:57:08+00:00

The default sched_clock() implementation is native_sched_clock(). It
contains code to handle non constant frequency TSCs, which creates
overhead for systems with constant frequency TSCs.

The vmware hypervisor guarantees a constant frequency TSC, so
native_sched_clock() is not required and slower than a dedicated function
which operates with one time calculated conversion factors.

Calculate the conversion factors at boot time from the tsc frequency and
install an optimized sched_clock() function via paravirt ops.

The paravirtualized clock can be disabled on the kernel command line with
the new 'no-vmw-sched-clock' option.

Signed-off-by: Alexey Makhalov 
Acked-by: Alok N Kataria 
Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org
Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com
Cc: corbet@lwn.net
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20161028075432.90579-4-amakhalov@vmware.com
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner

x86/vmware: Add basic paravirt ops support

2016-10-30T07:57:07+00:00

Add basic paravirt support:

 1. Set pv_info.name to "VMware hypervisor" to have proper boot log message
	Booting paravirtualized kernel on VMware hypervisor
    instead of "... on bare hardware"

 2. Set pv_cpu_ops.io_delay() to empty function - paravirt_noop() to
    avoid vm-exits on IO delays because io delays they are not required.

Signed-off-by: Alexey Makhalov 
Acked-by: Alok N Kataria 
Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org
Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com
Cc: corbet@lwn.net
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20161028075432.90579-3-amakhalov@vmware.com
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner

x86/vmware: Use tsc_khz value for calibrate_cpu()

2016-10-30T07:57:07+00:00

Commit aa297292d708 ("x86/tsc: Enumerate SKL cpu_khz and tsc_khz via
CPUID") separated the calibration mechanisms for cpu_khz and tsc_khz.

Since the vmware hypervisor provides a constant frequency TSC to the guest,
this change can lead to divergence between the tsc and the cpu frequency
after vmotion, which might confuse the user.

Solve this by overriding the x86 platform cpu calibration callback with the
vmware specific tsc calibration function.

Signed-off-by: Alexey Makhalov 
Acked-by: Alok N Kataria 
Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org
Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com
Cc: corbet@lwn.net
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20161028075432.90579-2-amakhalov@vmware.com
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner

x86/vmware: Read tsc_khz only once at boot time

2016-10-21T08:12:11+00:00

Re-factor the vmware platform setup code to query the hypervisor for tsc
frequency only once during boot. Since the VMware hypervisor guarantees
constant TSC, calibrate_tsc now uses the saved value.

Signed-off-by: Alexey Makhalov 
Acked-by: Alok N Kataria 
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20161020050211.GA25304@amakhalov-virtual-machine
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner

x86/vmware: Skip timer_irq_works() check on VMware

2016-10-19T15:36:33+00:00

The timer_irq_works() boot check may sometimes fail in a VM, when
the Host is overcommitted or when the Guest is running nested.

Since the intended check is unnecessary on VMware's virtual
hardware, by-pass it.

Signed-off-by: Renat Valiullin 
Acked-by: Alok N Kataria 
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20161013184539.GA11497@rvaliullin-vm
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner